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ALKMAAR. AZ liquidates Excelsior 4-0 with goals of Dani de Wit (13′), Vangelis Pavlidis (15′), Sven Mijnans (25′) and Sven Mijnans (72′). AZ made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the AFAS Stadion stadium in Alkmaar on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Martin van den Kerkhof with the help of Patrick Inia and Kevin Weever. The 4th official was Nick Smit. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
AZ had a superior ball possession 58% while Excelsior was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
AZ shot 16 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Excelsior shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
AZ didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Excelsior received 1 yellow card (Siem de Moes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AZ has 46 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Excelsior will stays with 21 points like RKC Waalwijk to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, AZ will play away against FC Volendam on the 17th of March with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of AZ (1 draw).
Excelsior will host RKC Waalwijk on the 17th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of RKC Waalwijk (4 draws).
AZ – Formation
AZ
83'
13'
AZ adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Maarten Martens decided to play with the following team: Mathew Ryan , Yukinari Sugawara , Wouter Goes , Riechedly Bazoer , David Møller Wolfe , Kristijan Belić , Tiago Dantas , Sven Mijnans , Dani de Wit , Ruben van Bommel and Vangelis Pavlidis .
The home team had on the bench: Alexandre Penetra , Ibrahim Sadiq , Hobie Verhulst, Jayden Addai, Myron van Brederode , Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Ernest Poku, Maxim Dekker, Lequincio Zeefuik, Mees de Wit , Dave Kwakman and Kees Smit .
Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: Ruben van Bommel for Myron van Brederode (59′), David Møller Wolfe for Mees de Wit (60′), Dani de Wit for Kees Smit (74′), Kristijan Belić for Ibrahim Sadiq (74′) and Yukinari Sugawara for Alexandre Penetra (83′).
Player of the match: Sven Mijnans
The most impressive player for AZ was Sven Mijnans.
His rating is with 2 goals, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
83'
Also Excelsior adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marinus Dijkhuizen played with: Redouan El Yaakoubi, Troy Parrott, Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Casper Widell , Sven Nieuwpoort , Mimeirhel Benita , Julian Baas , Cisse Sandra , Derensili Sanches Fernandes and Kenzo Goudmijn , Lance Duijvestijn , Richie Omorowa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Oscar Uddenäs , Noah Naujoks , Norbert Alblas, Jacky Donkor , Raphaël Eyongo, Mike van Duinen , Siem de Moes , Jeremy Udenhout and Pascal Kuiper.
Substitutions
Excelsior made 4 changes: Richie Omorowa for Noah Naujoks (67′), Derensili Sanches Fernandes for Oscar Uddenäs (67′), Lance Duijvestijn for Mike van Duinen (75′) and Mimeirhel Benita for Siem de Moes (75′).
Player of the match: Stijn van Gassel
The most impressive player for Excelsior was the goalkeeper: Stijn van Gassel. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- NEC – SC Heerenveen – 2-0
- PEC Zwolle – FC Volendam – 1-1
- Feyenoord – Heracles Almelo – 3-0
- AZ – Excelsior – 4-0
- Ajax – Fortuna Sittard – 2-2
